Tree decorating, weekend eats, & face pulls!

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hi all! Hope you’re enjoying your weekend. Started this morning off with some Pandora Christmas Music & mug of Tiramisu coffee! Perfect way to start our Sunday; especially with the comforting lights of our little Charlie Brown Christmas tree! Perfect in its own way! Yesterday I spent the day Christmas shopping with the boy & his adorable mother! I mentioned that Corey needed some Christmas spirit in his apartment and she happened to have the most perfect little tree! So after shopping, we spent the night listening to Christmas music & decorating! Our first Charlie … [Read more...]

Friday Feature: Ultra marathon runner Sarah Stanley!

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hi all! TGIF, right? Almost to the weekend! I really wanted to start featuring some amazing people on Friday’s because I am constantly being inspired by all of YOU & want to share your stories! Today I want to introduce you to Sarah Stanley, an endurance athlete, ultra-marathon runner, health journalist and wellness expert. She prefers dirt over glitter, muddy shoes instead of clean, and kindness vs hate. She's been featured in various media outlets such as SELF, SHAPE, Ladies' Home Journal, and Washingtonian. I started following Sarah on Instagram a while ago & got … [Read more...]

#plantPOWER Muir Glen Tomatoes GIVEAWAY!

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Just want to start off by saying that if you’re reading this; I hope you & your loved ones are safe right now! My thoughts & prayers are with anyone dealing with this storm. School was cancelled today, so no teaching for me. I am staying safe inside with mamacakes & being productive with my to do list! Also want to say thank you for the congrats on yesterdays post about owning my own business- POWERCAKES LLC! Along with Jill Hanner’s #plantPOWER POWERCAKES. Things are really moving in a great direction & I can’t wait to share. I also want to shout-out to my … [Read more...]

OBX lovin’ #FitFluential Style

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hey all! So as most of you know, last week I was on vacation with my bittie (best friend) sarah! We were at the Outer Banks of North Carolina – I’m possibly obsessed with it there. I , of course, documented the whole trip through my pictures & on instagram! Through pictures, our trip basically consisted of; *6am morning runs followed by #powersmoothies made at our house post run & #powerbreakfasts at the local diner! Lots of omelets with veggies! *bittie boot camp workouts on the beach! (I will be posting our beach boot camp workout video soon) Who says you … [Read more...]

POWERMEAL A WEEK CHALLENGE–Are you in?

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hey guys!! You all ROCKED the June PowerMeal A Day Challenge!! over 1,600 PHOTOS! I can’t get over the AMAZING response! I will be deciding on a winner this week; so keep your eyes peeled! It's also MirrorlessMonday & I wanted to repost an image I created for a simple reminder; & It's so important to remember that every body is different & not to get caught up with the scale, because that truly is not a representation of who you truly are! That's why I wanted to create a new CHALLENGE so we can all come together with our own ideas to help inspire one … [Read more...]

Favorite POWERMEAL

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  hi all! loved seeing what your favorite POWERCAKES were for yesterday’s June POWERMEAL A DAY! After having an awesome PRE WORKOUT POWERMEAL of chia oats with a veggie omelet & ACV POWER drink (which I’m adding grains back into my diet slowly and my stomach is digesting them well! I’ve decided to alternate every other day so that I don’t overload my digestive tract , which was my problem to begin with!) I headed to the gym for an awesome LEG DAY! lots of squats, lunges, step ups, leg presses, leg extensions, hamstring curls, good mornings, & … [Read more...]

POWERMEAL A DAY – “RED”

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Today’s JUNE POWERMEAL A DAY topic is RED Some ways that I love to eat RED FOODS are… my Mixed Berry CHIA JAM on my POWERCAKES (recipe was featured on TOSCA’S BLOG) as a side dish to my powerEGGS #BiggestStrawberryEver Another way I like to incorporate RED into my diet is adding berries into my salads! *roasted veggies, capers, strawberries, red onion & all natural chicken sausage. Benefits of STRAWBERRIES Diet One cup of strawberries contains over 13% of the RDA of dietary fiber, yet only 43 calories. The dietary fiber in strawberries helps to keep … [Read more...]

Recipe Archive: Stuffed Cabbage PowerBake

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Hi all! I hope you're enjoying your day! Update: I've been loving student teaching lately... I introduced Yoga & Zumba to the students and they are LOVING it! That also means that I am teaching 5 30 minute Zumba classes a day along with an after school class that the students requested that I teach! I definitely am beat at the end of the day but I love it! I also squeeze in some lifting during my prep period ;] go ahead, call me crazyyy.  I will be posting about that experience and sharing some of my ZUMBA videos! Anywayy; Just wanted to say thank you so much for the CHIA … [Read more...]

POWER-ROLLS & Sneak Peek!

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hi there! So I wanted to start off by showing this tweet that totally made my night! love it! #WWPCD #WhatWouldPowercakesDo hahah thanks girl! <3 So before I get into my “What I Ate Wednesday” I wanted to give a little sneak peak into a GIVEAWAY that I have coming up later this week… *I’ll keep you guessing until Thursday! muahaha. So today is What I Ate Wednesday thanks to Jenn @ www.peasandcrayons.com I thought in honor of WIAW I’d share with you one of my NEW FAVORITE EATS! Ya’ll know that I LOVE my POWER-ROLLS (hence the PowerPumpkin Roll that I’m … [Read more...]

Caramelized Onion POWERCAKES & Handstands

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Hey all! Hope you’re enjoying your weekend so far! Yesterday I took an active rest day & walked a local lake with my friend Sarah! We did 5 miles in about an hour & ten minutes! It was beautiful outside … (picture courtesy of sarah) I also went to the chiropractor yesterday, I’ve been going since I was little & I have to admit that I hardly ever get injured! (knock on the nearest piece of wood) But I really needed it because I felt like I may have strained my chest muscle & I ‘m the kind of person that does not like to be in pain so I figure out what is … [Read more...]